Community CARES
Cumberland Street Reach
Offers SHOWERS - Monday through Friday from 9am to 12pm. There is a sign-up sheet out front and then admitted into the building into the lobby to wait for the shower time. Coffee is also being served while waiting.

Engages, assesses, and combats homelessness for individuals living on the streets, in encampments and other locations not intended for human habitation.

Outreach staff works to build trust with those experiencing homelessness first by helping to meet some of their basic needs (including advocacy, food, clothing, employment, showers, laundry, transportation, identification, an address to receive mail, etc.).
50 West Penn Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Eligibility: People who are living in a place that is not intended for human habitation such as a vehicle or a hotel paid for by charitable organizations.
Hours: Emergency Shelter: 9:00pm to 7:00am
Resource Center: 7:00am to 9:00pm
Volunteer Opportunities: 24/7
(717) 249-1009
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Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (717) 249-1009
  • (717) 243-5103 - Fax
Email Address: info@morethanshelter.org
Fee Amounts: Services free of charge
Intake Procedure: For Shelter: Screening on-site from Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00pm to 5:00pm OR Call 211 for screening into shelter system, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm (evening and weekend referrals not available)
Intake Requirements: All shelter guests are required to go through a National Criminal Investigation Check (N.C.I.C). Visit the Carlisle Police Station at: 240 Lincoln Street, Carlisle
Geographical Area: Cumberland County (Carlisle and surrounding areas)
Helpful Tips: Monthly Shelter Rotation: Carlisle American Legion, First Evangelical Lutheran, First United Church of Christ, Carlisle United Methodist Church, Plainfield First Church of God, Carlisle Quaker Meeting, Second Presbyterian, Unitarian Universalist of the CV, St. John's Episcopal Church, Carlisle Alliance, Mt Holly Church of God, First Church of the Brethren, Life House Church
Facility/ADA Access: Information not available
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Community CARES
Cumberland Street Reach
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